GOOD NOSTALGIA & FICTION

Great Books for a Senior's Christmas...

BACK THEN — THOSE WERE THE DAYS Reflections of a boy growing up during the Depression, by Donald D. Hook. This absorbing account of growing up in Lynchburg during the Great Depression and WW II is a glorious mountain of memories for today's senior citizens, and magical lens into last century's most fascinating era for those younger, including the grandchildren. All of us will discover or rediscover an entirely different world, one so bereft of comfort we wonder how anyone could have survived it all. On the upside, kids in those days had freedom and self-sufficiency unheard of today. BUY IT NOW FOR $19.99 AT AMAZON.
THE HORNET'S NEST by Jimmy Carter. A novel of the Revolutionary War. By concentrating on Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas from 1763 to 1783, Carter takes a fresh look at this crucial historical period, giving life and originality to a story usually told from the viewpoint of the northern colonies. The focus is on the families of Ethan and Epsey Pratt and neighbors Kindred and Mavis Morris, backwoods Georgia homesteaders who are swept up, albeit reluctantly, in the revolution against the British. Among many other subjects, Carter covers military tactics, natural history, 18th-century politics, celestial navigation, the causes of the war, the sexual practices of both Indians and pioneers and how to tar and feather a man without killing him. BUY IT NOW FOR $16.20 AT AMAZON. YOU SAVE $10.80 (40%)
I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS YOUNG 1920s — 1960s "A collection of half a century of people's personal memories from around Britain and farther afield." This well-written book is an extensive collection of half a century of people's personal memories, from the '20s to the '60s. Memories that will make you laugh, cray or shake your head (in agreement or disbelief!) Most of all, this series of verbal snapshots and photos will remind you of your own past life and the fun and setbacks that you had along the way. BUY IT NOW FOR $16.99 AT AMAZON
CHINQUA WHERE? The Spirit of Rural America, 1947 - 1955 by Fred B. McKinley with a foreward by Ralph A. Wooster. This easy, comforting and relaxing read takes us back to an era when life was much simpler. Recalling mischievous exploits, pranks, and humorous shenanigans of a small boy growing up in rural East Texas during the late '40s and early '50s, this book takes us all back to those magic days. Chinqua Where? is a gentle, sensitive narration of a way of life which is lost today, underscoring the innocence that is missing in modern society. A joy to read. BUY IT NOW FROM $17.47 AT AMAZON.
AS SEEN ON TV - The visual culture of everyday life in the 1950s by Karal Ann Marling. I've based at least Suddenly Senior columns from the wonderful information and the memories it evokes. Opening with a photograph of a 1950s Disneyland home designed in the shape of a TV (by those fun-loving futurists at MIT), this book's text and photos consistently maintain a balance between insightful social commentary and critique and sensitive recapturing of the essence of visual broadcast's dawn The author explains TV's tremendous influence: it allowed Mrs. Eisenhower to give the nation the "Mamie Look," and advertised both Disneyland and the big-business "leisure society" created by the 40-hour workweek. Marling gives a nostalgic peek into America's love affair with the automobile. BUY IT NOW FOR $18.29 AT AMAZON. SAVE $2.21 (11%)
HAVE SEX LIKE YOU DID 50 YEARS AGO: A GEEZER'S GUIDE TO GROWING OLD SMART AND OTHER FANCIFUL NOTIONS by Frank Kaiser. What can I say? Here are 53 funny, inspiring, real-life stories about senior sex, nostalgia, the joys of getting older, the battles we wage, and other great stuff, perfect for anyone over 50 — parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, husbands, wives, all will love it. "Have sex..." is the funniest gift you can get for those over age 50 on your gift list. And I personalize the book with that person's name in print, absolutely free of charge. New, humorous art throughout. BUY IT NOW FOR ONLY $19.95. JUST CLICK THE BOX TO THE RIGHT>>>>

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